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Diamond's Account of the Great Hanging

understood we had spies out. Mr. Welch started up here to see howmany men were in town. He was sent by the company. Some menwere sent out two or three times to spy out and see if any body ap-proached. Old Man Cochran went over to Red River to see how manymembers of the order there were over in that section. Snodgrass wasthere when I arrived. I understood that the signs would protect uswhen the Northern army came.Dye was found guilty and hung.[TRIAL OF D. M. LEFFEL]THE STATE DISLOYALTY &VS. TREASOND M LEFFELLeffel being arraigned before the Court, pleads guilty and says:"I was sworn by Wm Boyles, who gave me the signs, grip, andpassword. I was sworn to support the old Constitution and Union."Leffel was connected with the Ramey Dye meeting for therescue of the prisoners. He was found guilty and hung.[TRIAL OF JAMES A. WARD AND W. B. TAYLOR]THE STATEVS. DISLOYALTY, &JAMES A. WARD AND TREASONW. B. TAYLOROn being arraigned before the Court [they] acknowledged theirconnection with the order-took the oath to support the old Con-stitution and Union. They gave the Court the signs, grip, andpassword.Found guilty, and hung.[TRIAL OF H. J. ESMAN]THE STATE DISLOYALTY &VS. TREASONH. J. ESMANReference in this case is made to the trial of Ramey Dye. Hewas courier for Capt. Dye, and but for the bold manner in whichhe performed his wicked task, the Ramey Dye party would doubt-less have been captured. He passed through the lines into Gaines-